It’s just another slow, rainy day on a French canal, until the discovery of a woman’s body disrupts the placid scene. Inspector Maigret is baffled by the facts of the case: an expensively dressed woman, Mary Lampson, has been strangled in a nearby stable, with no road nearby wide enough for automobile traffic. Only by chance was her body found, without a noise, witness, or trace of mud to aid in explaining the scene. How did this glamorous, pearl-laden woman meet her end? It seems that those on board the barge La Providence—Mary’s proud husband, Sir Walter; a friend named Willy Marco; and a parliament member’s widow—might hold the key to the puzzle. In The Carter of “La Providence,” once again, Simenon orchestrates a harrowing plot of secrets and dramas that disturb, and reveal the underbelly of, the everyday.
It’s just another slow, rainy day on a French canal, until the discovery of a woman’s body disrupts the placid scene. Inspector Maigret is baffled by the facts of the case: an expensively dressed woman, Mary Lampson, has been strangled in a nearby stable, with no road nearby wide enough for automobile traffic. Only by chance was her body found, without a noise, witness, or trace of mud to aid in explaining the scene. How did this glamorous, pearl-laden woman meet her end? It seems that those on board the barge La Providence—Mary’s proud husband, Sir Walter; a friend named Willy Marco; and a parliament member’s widow—might hold the key to the puzzle. In The Carter of “La Providence,” once again, Simenon orchestrates a harrowing plot of secrets and dramas that disturb, and reveal the underbelly of, the everyday.
The Carter of "La Providence" (Inspector Maigret): A Novel
160The Carter of "La Providence" (Inspector Maigret): A Novel
160Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781250391001 |
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Publisher: | Picador |
Publication date: | 06/03/2025 |
Series: | Maigret Series , #4 |
Pages: | 160 |
Product dimensions: | 5.00(w) x 7.50(h) x 1.00(d) |